Total employee involvement is the foundation of a successful TPM program. To achieve the ultimate benefits of improving production quality, lowering costs, and improving commitment and morale, you need to educate all your employees - not just those in maintenance. This book focuses on explaining the TPM activities carried out by equipment operators themselves; autonomous maintenance, focused improvement, and safety initiatives. Anyone in your company who needs to understand TPM will benefit from reading this book.

Written by two pioneers in autonomous maintenance development, this book gives more information on the concepts and implementation of the seven steps of autonomous maintenance than any other book available in English. Autonomous maintenance is an especially important pillar of Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) because it enlists the intelligence and skills of the people who are most familiar with factory machines: equipment operators. Operators learn the maintenance skills they need to know through a seven-step autonomous maintenance program. Most companies in the West stop after implementing the first few steps and never realise the full benefits of autonomous maintenance. This book contains comprehensive coverage of all seven steps, not just the first three or four.By treating machines as partners and taking responsibility for them, you get machines that you can rely on and help maintain an energized and responsive workplace. For companies that are serious about taking autonomous maintenance beyond mere cleaning programs, this is an essential sourcebook and Implementation support.This book: Includes an overview of autonomous maintenance features and checklists for step audits to certify team achievement at each AM step Covers TPM basics such as the six big losses, overall equipment effectiveness (OEE), causes of losses, and six major TPM activities Outlines an implementation plan for TPM and five countermeasures for achieving zero breakdowns Gives useful guidelines and case studies in applying AM to manual work such as assembly, inspection, and material handling Integrates examples from Toyota, Asai Glass, Bridgestone, Hitachi and other top companies. (Previously published as 'TPM Implementation')

Our most comprehensive book on TPM. What's the big deal? TPM - no three letters have ever had a more remarkable impact on profitability and equipment management. We're talking about a system so effective it can reduce equipment breakdowns to almost zero and increase worker productivity to 150 per cent. TPM is a plantwide, equipment-focused, team-based activity aimed at dramatically improving quality, manufacturing cost, and delivery time; involving everyone directly in equipment management issues. In this book, nine authors give you all the details you need to implement TPM, as well as specific applications and examples from chemical, food, textile and other process industries. This book takes you beyond the theory to actually help you plan and prepare the environment and select the right equipment. Any manager facing low operator/machine ratio, managing large equipment, or conducting extensive improvement activities will want to read this book. Selected Contents: Origin and Development of TPM. Overall Plant Effectiveness. What is Focused Improvement? Developing an Autonomous Maintenance Program. Equipment Management in Process Industries. Quality Maintenance. Education and Training in TPM. TPM in Administrative Support Departments. TPM and Safety and Environment Management. Zero accidents and Zero Pollution. TPM Small Group Activities. Measuring TPM Effectiveness. The PM Prize. (Also available in Spanish - call for details)